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Cove & Southwood

Middle area

North west Rushmoor. 8,178 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Cove & Southwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£410,000
Joint 1,803rd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,034
Joint 3,498th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Cove & Southwood

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cove & Southwood at a rate of 57.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 77.9 per 1,000 people across Rushmoor.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences187
Other crime84
Anti-social behaviour69
Criminal damage and arson35
Vehicle crime34
Burglary27
Drug offences15
Shoplifting15
Theft from the person2
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Cove & Southwood compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Cove & SouthwoodMiddle
Median sale price12 middle areas, Rushmoor · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rushmoor12 areas from £306,000 to £442,500. The middle area is £356,250. Cove & Southwood is £410,000.
£410,0002nd most expensive
Population12 middle areas, Rushmoor · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rushmoor12 areas from 6,464 to 12,122. The middle area is 8,003. Cove & Southwood is 8,034.
8,0346th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 middle areas, Rushmoor · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Rushmoor12 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Cove & Southwood is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Rushmoor · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rushmoor12 areas from 91.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.5%. Cove & Southwood is 99.5%.
99.5%joint 2nd highest

Is Cove & Southwood safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cove & Southwood at a rate of 57.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 77.9 per 1,000 people across Rushmoor.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cove & Southwood.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (187), other crime (84) and anti-social behaviour (69).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Rushmoor

These figures are published for the whole of Rushmoor, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rushmoor and not Cove & Southwood alone. See Rushmoor

Average house price
£326,799
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,883
Joint 152nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.2
Joint 99th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cove & Southwood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cove & Southwood was £410,000 in 2025.

Cove & Southwood had 8,034 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Cove & Southwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cove & Southwood, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.